"Stop him!"
Kyojuro spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and once again used Flame Breathing to block Akaza's path, with Tanjiro and Inosuke closely following, attacking from his left and right.
If they could just hold him for a few more seconds, they could use the Sun to slay Akaza.
"All of you, get out of my way!"
Akaza was in a hurry at this moment. With a loud roar, he almost completely abandoned his defense and attacked the obstructing Kyojuro with all his might.
"Splat!"
Kyojuro's abdomen was completely pierced by Akaza's right hand.
However, at this moment, a brilliant smile appeared on Kyojuro's face.
"You're finished!"
Because at this very moment, the nichirin blades of Kyojuro, Tanjiro, and Inosuke had also struck Akaza.
However, they didn't cut Akaza's neck, but his waist.
The vital point for most demons is their neck, so even in this situation, Akaza would surely have some protection for his neck. The possibility of the three of them severing his neck was extremely small.
So their target was his waist. If his waist was severed, Akaza would lose his legs. Even if he could regrow them, it would take a few seconds.
Normally, that wouldn't matter, but now, a few seconds would be enough for the Sun to shine on Akaza, burning him to death.
Moreover, Kyojuro was still using his last bit of life to firmly grip Akaza's arm that had pierced his abdomen.
"Damn it!"
Akaza also understood the meaning of that statement. His pupils instantly constricted, and then he decisively severed his own right arm to break free from the hold. He propped himself up with his left arm, and half of his body actually darted out from under Kyojuro.
And the direction he darted was towards the nearby forest.
At the same time, his lower body was also recovering at an extremely fast pace.
Unfortunately, even though he was so decisive and reacted so quickly, it was already too late. When he was halfway there, the Sun had already risen.
"It's over!"
Akaza's heart sank. He knew he absolutely couldn't reach the forest before the Sun shone on him.
All that awaited him was to be burned to ashes by the Sun.
"Huh!"
However, a few seconds later, with his body fully recovered, he found that the sunlight had not shone on him.
Turning to look at the Sun, he couldn't help but let out a triumphant laugh of escape from death:
"It seems even God isn't on your human side, hahahahahahaha."
It turned out that at this very moment, a dark cloud had conveniently blocked the Sun, and a light drizzle had begun to fall from the sky.
Over there, Tanjiro supported the dying Kyojuro, his face contorted in an unwilling roar:
"How could this happen! Why did this happen!"
And Adam, the instigator of this event, quietly lowered his right hand.
Indeed, this sudden dark cloud was conjured by Adam with a casual flick of his hand.
Because he didn't want the battle to end so quickly. He wanted to see more of the breathing techniques of this World, especially the Flame Pillar's exquisite application of his breathing technique.
He had noticed it as soon as he appeared: the Flame Pillar's physique had actually surpassed the limits of normal humans, likely due to arduous training and the development of his body's potential through his breathing technique.
At the same time, during his battles, by constantly changing his breathing rhythm, his physical functions were further enhanced, and the power and speed of his attacks were greatly increased.
Moreover, his control over his muscles during attacks was also astonishing.
It was just that he had expended a lot of stamina fighting Enmu, the Lower Rank One, earlier, and his severe injuries prevented him from performing at 100% of his combat power, so there were many things he hadn't seen.
That's why, when the Sun came out, he used magic to summon a dark cloud, wanting to further observe the role of breathing techniques in combat.
As for danger, he was watching right there; what danger could there be?
"Since you are unwilling to become a demon, then I will just kill all of you!"
Discovering that it was drizzling, Akaza knew that the Sun wouldn't appear for a short time, and he no longer had any reservations.
He greatly admired Kyojuro, but he feared Kibutsuji Muzan even more. Therefore, today, he absolutely had to kill everyone here.
"Mr. Doctor, can you save Rengoku-san?"
Tanjiro and Inosuke stood in front of Kyojuro, raising their blades towards Akaza, who was slowly walking towards them, their brains working at high speed.
He knew that he and Inosuke alone could not possibly defeat a fully recovered Akaza.
Even with the Flame Pillar bearing eighty percent of the burden earlier, he and Inosuke were only providing support, and blood was still flowing from their tiger's mouths.
So, very quickly, he thought of the mysterious Doctor who had appeared earlier and instantly healed him.
If the Flame Pillar could recover, then with the three of them cooperating again, they would have hope of slaying Akaza.
"Of course, no problem!"
Adam replied, reaching out his hand, then stepped forward to Kyojuro.
He wanted to see Kyojuro fight with full power using Flame Breathing, so naturally, he would help him heal his injuries.
He raised his hand and lightly touched Kyojuro, whose left eye was destroyed, ribs shattered, internal organs severely damaged, abdomen completely pierced, barely breathing more in than out, and who was already completely unconscious and on the verge of death.
He visibly and completely recovered.
His recovery speed was even faster than Akaza's recovery speed just now.
"What's wrong with my body? It's completely healed!"
Kyojuro opened his bright, piercing eyes, cheerfully examined his body, and exclaimed with disbelief.
He had been focused on fighting earlier and hadn't seen Adam heal Tanjiro.
"What? How is this possible?"
Akaza, who had been confident of victory and was walking towards them step by step, stopped and widened his eyes in disbelief when he saw Kyojuro instantly healed by a human.
What a joke, how could humans have such strong medical abilities?
He knew that the Demon Slayer Corps had medical personnel specifically responsible for treatment, but even they couldn't heal someone instantly like that.
"Alright, but I'm just a Doctor, I don't fight. You all continue."
After healing Kyojuro, Adam smiled and waved at everyone, then returned to his original position. He casually conjured a small stool and a bag of dried plum-flavored watermelon seeds, then sat on the stool and started cracking them.
Both sides were a bit bewildered by Adam's actions, but they quickly realized that this was not the time to be surprised by such things.
Thus, the great battle began anew.
However, this time, the situation was slightly different.
Because Kyojuro's body was fully recovered, coupled with the assistance of the constantly growing Tanjiro and Inosuke, Akaza was on the defensive.
However, this advantage was not very obvious, because Akaza's regenerative abilities as a demon meant that even if he was at a disadvantage, as long as his head couldn't be cut off, he could quickly recover.
On the contrary, if the battle dragged on, once Kyojuro and the other two ran out of stamina, they would eventually lose.
Precisely because of this, although Akaza was suppressed, he didn't show any worry on his face, though his gaze occasionally darted towards Adam.